St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-20
The KNIGHTS ADJOURN.
The General Assembly Finally Finishes
Its Business.
A BUSY DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
District Assembly 1926 to be Reinstated
Il It Complies With Certain
Requirements.

Requirements.
The general assembly of the Knights
of Labor adjourned at Minneapolis yes
terday afternoon at 1850 o'clock with
the singing of the labor hymn, 1--WE
Would be Free" Notwithstanding the
rapidity with which business was
hustled through. it is the general opin-
ion that the assembly disposed of it's
work as efficiently as is usual. In the
morning the committee on laws COM
pleted its report, and the report
of the committee on appeals and
grievances and cooperation followed.
The assembly buckled down to work
with fierce determination and did not
even adjourn for dinner. The follow
ing are the important acts of the assem-
bly,, as reported by the committee on
publication. ''shall'' was stricken out
of the article on cooperation and "may"
inserted, so that 1t is optional with 10
Gals to subscribe to the cooperative
fund. The committee recommended no
change in the management of the Jour-
nal of United Labor.
The general executive board has moth
ing now to do with strikes unless called
upon to interfere by the district, state
or national trades assembly involved.
The management of strikes has proven
too heavy for the general executive
board, and it willingly surrenders the
burden.
Assemblies desiring new rituals must
return old copies.
A resolution was adopted requiring
the assemblies of the order to carry
nothing but the state or national colOrS
on parade by vote of 112 to 80.
The assembly refused to strike out
section IA, that ''the past general mas
ter workman has all the privileges of a
representative"
Organizers must hereafter pay dues
in advance by their commissioners.
A proposition to change the attitude
of the order in regard to liquor at as
sembly picnics was voted down by 1O4
to 40.
The assembly refused to allow locals
to propose and initiate candidates for
membership on the same evening, and
at least week must intervene between
the two steps.
The committee, after considering the
letter of d. A. 20S, of England, recon-
mended that the general master work
man have the power to appoint a dele
gate from the order in England to take
charge of affairs over as requested by
letter. Adopted.
A resolution making the state assem-
blies the highest authority in the geo.
graphical limits, except in trade mat
tiers, was rejected.
The date of the opening of the general
assembly was changed to the Tuesday
after the second Monday in November.
A motion to resolve the order pr &C
tically into POLITICAL body was over
whelmingly defeated, as was a scheme
to reOrganiZe the order ON an entirely
new and almost incomprehensible plan.
Charges against the general secretary
were shown to be groundless.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX.
The much mooted application of D.
A. 126, for reinstatement, finally came
up. To put it in the exact words of the
committee on publication, the matter of
the application sitin ), proved to be a
mass of evidence that
the committee could not digest. John
Morrison had valise full of evidence
and the executive board bad something
like ton" Finally it was moved to
refer the case to an arbitrary committee
of three to examine the evidence and
submit a summary to the order. An
amendment that 126 be reinstated on
complying with the laws of the order
was adopted.
A motion to grant orders to Chinese
assemblies was lost upon the ground
that such action would be detrimental
to the order in the west.
Complaints were entered by members
from New York against The Ray, an
alleged labor paper, of Troy, n. Y,
which has made some bitter attacks
upon individuals as members of the
Order-The endorsement of the Journal
of United Labor was by the order last
year, and economy was urged for the
ensuing year. Itemized accounts of the
general executive board were read, dis
cusSed and endorsed.
The city of indianapolis was settled
upon as the place of meeting for the as
Sembly next year.
thOriZed to defend the members of d. A.
40, now arrested at the instigation of
the American Steamship company.
The general master workman was
given power to appoint head for the
order in England.
The date of converting the general as
sembly was changed to the Tuesday
after the second Monday of November
in each year.
he report OF special committee
putting the Journal of United Labor,
ordered to be withdrawn from the
Ray" and that publication was Or
dered stricken from the official list.
The Armstrong monument fund was
presented.
The committee ON finance reported
that 100000 was spent by Labor in
the hands of board, of which the gen.
eral secretary was member, and
the report was adopted. The subscrip-
ton price was fixed at not less than 81
per year.
a resolution was adopted reinstating,
without fee, the cigarmakers belonging
to the international Cigarmakers' union,
expelled by the Richmond convention.
Many of the delegates dGarted for
their homes last evening, ava the bal
ance, numbering not much more than
100 will leave to-day